Writer’s ‘shallow’ judgement of Irish hero is nothing but attention seeking, writes Mary Kenny
Category: Opinion
The healing place of silence
A recent book, by Robyn Cadwallander, The Anchoress, tells the story of young woman, Sarah, who chooses to shut herself off from the world and lives as an Anchoress (like Julian of Norwich). It’s not an easy life and she soon finds herself struggling with her choice. Her confessor is a young, inexperienced, monk named…
Local post offices are vital to community life
“the economics of the market are not the be-all and the end-all”, writes Mary Kenny
We are all challenged to make the world a better place
The corrupt exercise of power is hard to challenge, writes Nuala O’Loan
Simplistic labelling has no part in wholesome priestly training
The idea that a seminarian might not be ordained because he holds conservative or liberal views is a red herring, writes Msgr Hugh Connolly
In the Pope’s hinterland, Catholics are abandoning their faith
Pope’s triumphant visit masks a troubling reality, writes David Quinn
Christ’s work in the liturgy
To accomplish the work of salvation, the Church believes Christ is always present in all liturgical celebrations, writes Cathal Barry
Weeding out our weaknesses
All of us live with some wounds, bad habits, addictions and temperamental flaws that are so deeply engrained and long-standing that it seems like they are part of our genetic make-up. So we tend to give into a certain quiet despair in terms of ever being healed of them. Experience teaches us this. There’s the…
Renewal comes in small, manageable steps
“The Lord will provide in an ultimate, final sense”, writes Fr Chris Hayden
Ban on political church gate collections
Dear Editor, During the summer each year there are church gate collections throughout the country for Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael. There was a time when both of these parties had much in common with Church teaching, but that day is long since gone. I am not aware of any other country where political parties…

Mary Kenny
Fr Ronald Rolheiser
Nuala O’Loan
Courtney McGrail
David Quinn
Cathal Barry